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Free SA has formally raised strong objections to the Draft General Public Procurement Regulations, 2026, warning that the proposed rules risk undermining transparency, competition, and service delivery in South Africa’s public procurement system.

Treasury’s announcement that there need to be significant budget cuts is a welcome sign of fiscal prudence in an age of reckless spending, but some regard this as a crisis.

First, the court a quo creates a category of specially protected speech uttered by political role players.